Go out of doors for inspiration, then you can find the im- 

 mense and varied nature in all its different moods. There is 

 where your soul can feed and expand. For a time, close your 

 studio behind you. Above all, when you return be sure that 

 there is a bit of sun-light in your soul and some ambition in 

 your heart. — /. H. Garo, President The Photographers' Associa- 

 tion of New England, Boston, Massachusetts. 



THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



EDUCATION AND RECREATION 

 Volume IV SEPTEMBER 1911 



Number 5 



Beauty in the Life of a Portrayer of Beauty 



By EDWARD F. BIGELOW, Arcadia: Sound Beach, Connecticut 



OHN GUTZON DE LA MOTHE 



Borglum, a sculptor fa- 

 mous the world over for 

 the excellence of his work, 

 .- % left New York City for the 



*T>y ]gfj remote part of the country 

 known as Turn-of-River, 

 Stamford, Connecticut. At his New 

 York studio he had every facility for 

 the reception of visitors, for the em- 

 ploying" of labor, for convenience of 

 transportation and for access to the en- 

 tire world of art and literature. 



At first thought it would seem ab- 

 surd to leave all these conveniences of 

 civilization and go into the heart of 

 the wildwoods five miles from any 

 post office, railroad, store or village, 

 and there attempt to carry on such 



work as his. When I heard of his mi- 

 gration, I went to see him, to ascertain, 

 if possible, why he had done this ap- 

 parently rash thing. 



I found just what might naturally be 

 expected. A sculntor, like any other 

 person of artistic temperament, is 

 primarily and at heart always a natur- 

 alist. The attraction of such a person 

 toward the heart of nature is stronger 

 than all the conveniences of the city, 

 and Mr. Borglum, in this secluded, 

 picturesque realm, is inspired by the 

 beauty that everywhere surrounds him. 



Mr. Borglum is not a naturalist by 

 name nor is he one that is inspired by 

 the modern agricultural raise-a-few- 

 crops, chicken-fever-buy-one-old-hen. 

 raise-something-this-or-that-and -keep- 



Copyright 1911 by The Agassiz Association, Arcadia: Sound Beach, Conn. 



